NASA Kids -- Ocean http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/ocean/ 1. Is the ocean important? After all, we live on land. 2. How does the ocean soak up energy? 3. How does the ocean soak up CO2? 4. How does the ocean affect the climate? 5. Does the salt in the ocean do anything? VIDEO: Climate Change and the impact of oceans http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/oceansOfClimateChange/
Magic School Bus Takes a Dive (coral reef, team work -- team game) http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/magic-school-bus-takes-dive Field Trip Notes When Wanda finds out that one of Ms. Frizzle's ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. The map leads them to a coral reef, and the kids find out firsthand that life here is risky. To survive, some plants and animals sometimes form the most surprising partnerships. But Wanda's not interested in partnerships. She just wants to find that treasure. To get the kids in the swim of things, Ms. Frizzle turns them into different sea creatures, and Wanda-Anemone, Wanda-Shrimp, and then Wanda-Remora begins to understand that partnerships are more important than she thought.
The Magic School Bus Goes to Mussel Beach Field Trip Notes The class is enjoying a normal day at the beach until Ms. Frizzle discovers a letter from Uncle Shelby. He needs the class to look after his beachfront property. The kids soon discover that his supposedly luxurious accommodation is actually a tiny spot on the shoreline. Why would anyone live in a spot where youre battered by waves at high tide and baked by the sun at low tide? To find out the answer, Ms. Frizzle turns the kids into...mussels!
Oceans:
http://pinterest.com/lifesgeodes/ocean-odyssey/
Simple machines
http://pinterest.com/lifesgeodes/simple-machines/
Underwater clips from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008044n
Coloring pages -- lots of pictures of different animals under the sea!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Oceanlife.shtml
NASA Kids -- Ocean
http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/ocean/
1. Is the ocean important? After all, we live on land.
2. How does the ocean soak up energy?
3. How does the ocean soak up CO2?
4. How does the ocean affect the climate?
5. Does the salt in the ocean do anything?
VIDEO: Climate Change and the impact of oceans
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/oceansOfClimateChange/
Jelly fish art:
http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com/2012/05/jellyfish-art-write.html
Jelly fish video (2 1/2 minutes) and turtle impact on jelly fish
Out in the open ocean, massive gatherings of jellies feed on plankton. Perhaps they are filling in for declining fish stocks.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/voyage-of-the-lonely-turtle/video-jellyfish/5014/
Sea turtles:
Magnetic mapping (NOTE: No video here just words and photos:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/voyage-of-the-lonely-turtle/magnetic-mapping/2504/
Sea turtle links
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/voyage-of-the-lonely-turtle/additional-web-and-print-resources/2506/
Magnetic fishing game:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/simple-wood-crafts/?page=11
Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/magic-school-bus-goes-mussel-beach
Tidal zones -- creating a tidal zone
Magic School Bus Takes a Dive (coral reef, team work -- team game)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/magic-school-bus-takes-dive
Field Trip Notes
When Wanda finds out that one of Ms. Frizzle's ancestors was Redbeard the Pirate, she naturally wants to follow the treasure map he left. The map leads them to a coral reef, and the kids find out firsthand that life here is risky. To survive, some plants and animals sometimes form the most surprising partnerships. But Wanda's not interested in partnerships. She just wants to find that treasure. To get the kids in the swim of things, Ms. Frizzle turns them into different sea creatures, and Wanda-Anemone, Wanda-Shrimp, and then Wanda-Remora begins to understand that partnerships are more important than she thought.
The Magic School Bus Goes to Mussel Beach
Field Trip Notes
The class is enjoying a normal day at the beach until Ms. Frizzle discovers a letter from Uncle Shelby. He needs the class to look after his beachfront property. The kids soon discover that his supposedly luxurious accommodation is actually a tiny spot on the shoreline. Why would anyone live in a spot where youre battered by waves at high tide and baked by the sun at low tide? To find out the answer, Ms. Frizzle turns the kids into...mussels!